Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-19

THE INDIAN CHIEF SPINS YARN TO TIE
LONDON REPORTERS.

THE INDIAN CHIEF SPINS YARN TO TIE
LONDON REPORTERS.
From the st. James Bkdget
YES" continued Red Shirt, 81 will
tell you of a great fight of the Sioux
Nation with the PAwnees, who vera al
ways bad Indians They had met our
people on the hunt and killed thers /;
they bad attacked our villages and car
ried away our squaVs and children and
their young braves came like serpents
10 the gFsss aRd stole away cur horses.
Toe Sioux Nation offered to make a
treaty of peace with the Pawnees. but
the bad Indians refused, aud thu Grand
Council Of the Sioux sat down to discuss
how we should punish these bad In
dams, and every Chief there spoke for
going en- the war path. Teen We made
ready to fght. It il fifteen years ago,
aud / Was a young Chief then; bat my
father. who was Great Chief, was on
the war path, and was eager 90 prove
myself great warrior in his eyes. |
| collected my young men and We set
out, altogether 800 strong, under six
teen Big Chiefs. Tbs IA ost experienced
warriors were sent on two days march
in advance to scout, aAd scouts we're
brown out on every side TO guard
against surprise. Fer eight days our
braves marched sgainst the enemy, and
thsn some spies came back and told Us
that they had found the PAvnee village.
Many of the PaWnes braves were on a
big hunt, but nearly ell the remainder
Of the tribe we're at the village. We
gathered around ths camp without be-
ing discovered, and the Great Chiefs
tod The yoaT q men hos the battle was
30 be fought.
Not till the signal vas given for at
tack did the Pawnees hnd out their en-
emies were near. Some of the Pa4nees
were towards, and ran before We got into
sue village, bat the ai)rity stayed to
light fer their wigwams-and 60 die for
them. They wers uFprised, aud 10 one
great dash We cleared their lodges and
wigwams. | was armed with a long
spear. Nearly all our braves had spears
aud bows aud Arrows, but many had
guns too. ran TO you 2 chief who
stood 10 guard his lodge. He was a
rave aud good warrior, bat he fell be-
fore nv spear, aud bis soalp adorned my
belt. Mar By four Pawnee braves stood
in O baRch and mIde o great fight
against the attacks Of some of our
young men. | lined them and with my
long spsaF / killed each Of those four
braves, and the soslps 1 added 70 the
one already on my belt. Then the hgnt
vas almost done. TIE PaSnses left
alive tried to get to their fast horses,
but our young men we're too quick for
them. 1t vas Q ruHutbg fight, and they
we're scalped almost as tney ran. met
three women running for the horses.
Two we're arned With knives, and one
With a club; bat killed all three. did
not take their hair. A brave boasts Ros
of killing women. and z woman's scalp
adorns not q chiefs lodge. There vas
no hesitation about killing their women
and children. They had killed ours, |
ard revenge Is sweet TO the red man. |
All, however. we're not killed, for We
took thirty-six sqaaws pTisonsrs and |
G aFii led them to the Sioux camp, where |
we we're hailed gith shouts of victory, |
for We hsd brought back With as over |
500 scalps 90 show that these bad Indi- |
ans had been pnuished. Besides. We had |
all their horses aud stores and trophies |
TO make glad the hearts Of our 90 avs
"That fight took place in the south |
err country OF the Big Beaver; bat |
tue white man holds that land nov, and |
she IEdian has gone nearer the setting |
sun. Another grand council was held |
on cur return, when we agreed to sepd |
IA : thirty SIX prisoners back TO their /
sFibe-soF We felt some pity for them 1
then-mounted on our best horses, and |
loaded With presents; and the message |
Ue sent With them vas that vs had |
tried to make treaty Uith them; they /
voald Rot listen to eur words, ana thew |
continued 10 attack cur people and /
steal our horses. Nov we hsd killed ali /
ve eoald and exsepi the Womsu. aBd |
those we sent back to tell them hOw We /
psnished hsd Indians Who interiors |
uita the Sioux nation"